New Delhi: A tense situation unfolded at Mumbai airport on Friday 06 February 2026 when an IndiGo aircraft experienced a technical malfunction during landing. Fortunately thanks to the quick thinking of the pilots the aircraft landed safely and there were no reports of any injuries or damage. According to sources the incident involved IndiGo flight number 6E2157 carrying over 210 passengers. The aircraft was an A321neo. Problem with landing gear lever During the critical landing phase a problem arose with the aircrafts landing gear lever. Sources said that the systems automatic mode was not working. Due to this technical glitch the pilots had to use the manual mode to safely deploy the landing gear and complete the landing. Flights resume The aircraft landed safely at Mumbai Airport. After landing the technical team investigated and rectified the problem. According to sources after the repairs the aircraft operated its other scheduled flights later in the day. ​​Currently IndiGo the countrys largest airline has not issued any official statement regarding this incident. Bomb and hijacking threat A few days back an Indigo flight from Kuwait to Delhi received a bomb threat after which it was diverted to Ahmedabad Gujarat where it made an emergency landing. The threat was found written on a tissue paper warning of a hijacking and bombing of the aircraft. There were 180 passengers on board. Their luggage is being thoroughly checked. Room for at least 5 major airlines in India: Government For some time now India’s largest airline which has a market share of approximately 65% has been in the news for unpleasant reasons. Recently thousands of its flights were cancelled causing immense inconvenience to passengers. After this the government has now intensified its efforts to provide more options to passengers and consequently the aviation ministry issued No Objection Certificates (NOCs) to three new airlines as the government says that there is room for at least 5 major airlines in India. Currently Indigo and Air India dominate the market. 3 new airlines The aviation ministry has issued No Objection Certificates (NOCs) to three new airlines. The new airlines that are preparing to launch in the Indian aviation sector are Shankh Air Alhind Air and FlyExpress. The government wants to promote as many airlines as possible in the aviation market to encourage healthy competition.